Chapter 3: Welcome baby!
"Scourge…SCOURGE!" Fiona was getting annoyed. He had been in the spare room for the past few days and wouldn't let her come in it. He would spend hours in the room making sure to lock the door if he left so Fiona couldn't get in. Fiona, being nine months, couldn't get to the door fast enough when he did have it open.
The doctors asked her to stay off her feet as much as she can. Not that Fiona listened.
"Scourge!" It took her some time but she was able to get out of the chair and make her way to the room door. Scourge came out just in time closing the door behind him.
"Fiona, what is it?"
"I wanna go in the room." She demanded that more than just saying it.
Scourge groaned. "No."
"What! Why?" Scourge rubbed his temples.
"Because, I'm not done." Fiona narrowed at her eyes at him.
"Maybe I can help you."
"You can't help me. Remember the doctor told you to stay off your feet as much as possible." Fiona rolled her eyes.
"Scourge, I'm tired of sitting on my ass all day! Let me do something!"
"I do let you do something! I let you walk around when I shouldn't!"
"WHEN-" Fiona's eyes went wide and Scourge only looked at her with a concerned and angry look.
"See! I told you-" Scourge looked down at his feet to see water was there. He trailed it back to Fiona. He slowly looked to her face seeing she was beginning to sweat.
Okay, Scourge don't. Panic..
"SCOURGE, WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING THERE?" Scourge jumped from his thoughts.
"I WAS TRYING NOT TO FUCKING PANIC! UNLIKE YOU BY THE WAY!"
"I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO PANIC YOU POMPOUS ASS!"
"WHAT?"
"TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL , YOU JACKASS!" Scourge ran out then came back after quickly realizing that he had forgotten the baby's bag and Fiona.
He got the bag and picked her up heading for the door and stopped right his tracks. Fiona was keeping her breathing controlled. Scourge glared at the cheetah standing in his way.
"What the hell do you want?" The female cheetah only cleared her throat.
"For one-"
"Scourge! Why in the HELL ARE WE STILL HERE?" The cheetah's eyes popped open and she looked at Fiona.
"Oh my God, what's going on?" She asked in panic.
"SHE'S IN LABOR AND YOU NEED TO PLEASE GET OUT OF MY WAY!" The cheetah did just that as Scourge speed past her. She was just about to close the door to their apartment when she looked to at the floor and saw a trail of water going to the hallway where the rooms were.
"Hmmm." She followed the trail. She put two and two together. "This is where her water broke." She looked at the room door the puddle was in front of.
She peered into the room and a smile formed on her muzzle. "Well, isn't this cute." She walked into the room looking around. "Well, since he is done with the painting I'll help out with the furniture. Seeing the rest of their apartment their going to need it." She giggled and began her work.
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8 Hours later….
Scourge got himself another can of soda before going back to Fiona. The nurses could see how tired he looked. Night had fallen and his son wasn't even close to arriving yet. And he was still nervous.
I walked inside to Fiona in pain again. Damn, these contractions. She thought. She couldn't believe how hard this was. She really prayed raising this child would be easier than having him.
She felt Scourge take her hand letting her squeeze his for comfort. "Why can't they stop?" She had been crying for hours.
"I don't know." Scourge pressed the button for the nurse.
"Yes."
"Can you PLEASE see how far we are?" The nurse sighed.
"I won't be surprised if you hadn't moved any. I just came in here 10 minutes ago." Fiona rolled her eyes.
"I don't remember asking you that." Nurse rolled her eyes as well before checking how far Fiona had.
"He's still not close enough ma'am."
"GET ME THE DOCTOR! I WANT THIS BABY OUT OF ME!" Scourge was surprised at Fiona's outburst but the nurse, having dealt with this many times before, wasn't too surprised. She left as Fiona began to cry again and try to control her breathing once again.
"Fi, it's going to be okay." Fiona didn't want to blow up him but she really was in pain and, to her, that was a lie.
An hour pasted and the nurse had finally came back with a shot to numb Fiona's pain but Fiona pushed the needle away.
"Hell no…I'm having this baby NATUALLY." The nurse and Scourge were shocked this time.
"Fi, you've been crying for hours about pain and you won't take the numbing medicine?" Fiona shook her head to his question. The nurse just walked out.
"Scourge, just let me do this?" Scourge sighed. He was too tired to argue with her.
Another hour went by and Fiona was able to actually go to sleep. Scourge watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful but the fact her hair was all over the place made you realize she was having a very hard time.
Soon Scourge began to fall asleep himself.
X
"SCOOOOOURGE!" Scourge jumped up so fast he thought someone was attacking him. He then looked to Fiona and saw that was extremely breathing sweating and breathing heavy.
"HIT THE BUTTON FOR THE DOCTOR!" Scourge did just that.
The doctor came in very causally. "What seems to be the-" He stopped once he looked up from his clipboard and at Fiona and Scourge. "You're ready."
"HELL YEAH!" The doctor jumped right to it.
"Alright Mrs. Fox, I want you to push when I say push….push!" Fiona pushed with all her strength. This was the hardest thing she had ever done. She could honestly say, giving birth is and will be the hardest thing she has and will ever do.
Scourge couldn't believe it. In a mere few minutes he and Fiona would be parents. He was scared and happy. Had been from the start he accepted the fact he would be a father. Fiona pushed again, squeezing Scourge's hand and bringing his attention back to her. By this time three nurses had come in to help clean the baby.
"Alright, push!" Fiona pushed with all her might. She wanted to scream but knew it wouldn't be a good idea. She stopped taking in deep breathes.
"The head is crowning! Just two pushes, Ms. Fox!" Scourge could see Fiona wanted to give up. All of this was too painful. She couldn't imagine it would be to begin with but now she knew.
"Come on, Fi you can do it just two more." Tears were completely washing her face but she nodded. She couldn't take this completely out on him. Even through it is partly his fault.
"Push!"
"The head is out! One more push!" Fiona gave it her all.
Scourge heard a sound he would never in his life forget. Fiona smiled as she huffed for breathe. Even through her tiredness she heard it.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"IT'S A BOY!" The doctor announced. Scourge's mind wasn't even there. He hadn't noticed he cut the cord and the nurses cleaned the infant off. He was too focused on the infant. The infant's cries were all he could hear.
Fiona couldn't have been happier. For two reasons; one, the pain was over and two, her child was finally here. So many thoughts and positive emotions were running through her body and soul. She was proud, happy, excited, and shocked. She was a mother. A mother to a beautiful baby boy.
"Here you are." The nurse gave Fiona a beautiful bright green boy hedgehog and he had a little puffy bang of red hair. He was born 6 pounds and 7 ounces. Fiona heart melted just looking at him. Scourge wiped the tears from his eyes.
The nurses and doctors congratulated the new parents before leaving them alone. The doctor did explain that they would be there for three days to make sure the infant was completely healthy.
Fiona continued to stare at the infant she didn't want to take her eyes off him for one second believing that she may miss something. She had finally calmed the infant down when the nurses and doctors left. They knew his eyes would be blue so it wasn't nothing to look for but still when he cracked them open Fiona and Scourge believed they were more beautiful than any other, of course, Scourge still believed Fiona's was more beautiful.
"Scourge, he's perfect." Fiona whispered. She didn't want to wake her son.
"Yeah, he is."
Fiona and Scourge only watched him close his eyes and go to sleep in his mother's arms. Scourge rubbed his hands. They were balled into fist. The new father could feel the strength in those tiny fist and he thought he couldn't be any prouder.
A nurse came back in. She could only smile. Seeing this a million times it never got old to her. She coughed to get their attention.
"Here is his birth certificate. You may keep it with you or leave it here if you like." Scourge took the clip board as the nurse, once again, congratulated them and walked out.
"Awwww, we haven't thought of a name for you." Fiona cooed kissing the infant on his forehead.
"Felix Drew Hedgehog." Fiona was surprised.
"You're not going to name him after you?" Scourge shook his head.
"Nope, my name doesn't suit him. Felix means, happy and fortunate and Drew means, warrior." Fiona smiled.
"I love that name…Felix." The infant stirred some.
Scourge chuckled lightly. "He likes it." Fiona giggled then she looked to Scourge. She could see in his eyes he wanted to hold Felix.
Fiona gently gave Felix on to his father. Fiona never seen such gentleness from Scourge. He held Felix with so much care and love. She couldn't explain it. The way Scourge looked at his son was amazing. It melted her heart. She moved over best to her ability as Scourge sat down beside her. She saw that Scourge had it so she got comfortable and went to sleep to rest. Scourge kissed her ear and whispered sorry to her. He would have to make sure he would apologize properly when she woke back up. He then looked to his son again. He saw that the little one was woke again and looking to him.
"Hey, little dude. I'm sorry dad didn't want ya…He feels really stupid for treating your mom the way he did." He hugged Felix closer to him kissing his cheek. "Really stupid." He said looking over Felix as if he hadn't already.
Scourge laid down placing Felix carefully in the middle of him and Fiona. That night the family went to sleep peacefully one beside the other.
X
3 days later…
"Home, sweet, home Felix…." Fiona stopped in her tracks as Scourge came up behind her carrying many things for the baby. Formula, diapers, wipes, bottles. Basically just extras.
"Why did you-" Scourge looked at what she was looking and stopped himself. Their apartment had been redecorated. It looked brand new and much better than before.
"How do you guys like it?" They both turned back around looking at the same cheetah mobian they had a couple of run ins with.
"You did this?" Scourge asked as they walked inside.
"Yep. The name is Yumi and I already know your names since well, I do hear you guys when you guys are arguing up in my apartment." She giggled. Fiona and Scourge laughed nervously.
"Oh well, sorry about that." Scourge said.
"No problem." Then her eyes landed on Felix. She gasped. "He is so handsome!" She squealed. Fiona and Scourge was relieved she didn't wake him up.
"Thank you." Fiona said.
"Your welcome. What's his name?" She asked rubbing his ear. It jumped making her quietly squeal. Fiona had to admit that was cute.
"Felix Drew Hedgehog." Fiona answered. Felix's ears jumped again making Fiona and Yumi giggle.
"I agree Felix, I like that name too."
"Thanks." Scourge said. Fiona giggled but rolled her eyes.
"Oh! I wanna show you guys something." Yumi took their hands and guided them to the kitchen, then the bathroom, their room. "And now-"
"Wait, how did you get in there?" Scourge asked before Yumi opened the door to Felix's room.
"Well, you left it cracked three days ago when her water broke." Scourge sighed as Fiona only giggled.
"Now." Yumi opened the door letting Scourge and Fiona in first. What they saw amazed them.
"Wow…" Felix's room was amazing. It was the colors of green, light green, lime green, blue, light blue, baby blue and ice blue.
Fiona turned back looking at Yumi with a smile. "Thank you so much. You didn't have to do this." Yumi giggled.
"It's something I like to do actually." She said looking around at her work. "I wish I could be here to watch him grow up here but I'm just done moving out today so."
"Aww, really?" Yumi nodded. Fiona was sad about that. She actually liked the girl. After what she did for them how could she not?
"I just wanna do something with my life." Scourge looked to her.
"Maybe you could do this." He said walking up beside Fiona.
"Yeah! Your pretty good at it." Yumi smiled. They were right.
"Yeah, your right." She giggled. "Well, I better get going. I gotta be out of here in less than an hour. I'm actually going to miss you guys." She said.
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Later that night…
"Wow, he is actually sleeping in his crib." Scourge chuckled.
"What? You thought he wouldn't?" Fiona nodded. Scourge chuckled again. They enjoyed their quietness for now knowing that it would be interrupted. Then Scourge broke the silence himself.
"Fi…"
"Yes…"
"I'm sorry for the way I acted before. I wasn't thinking things thoroughly and I apologize for that." Fiona rolled on her side wrapping her arm over Scourge's chest.
"I been forgave you Scourge." Scourge looked to his surprised but not completely.
"Really?"
"Yeah, because I knew you would come around especially when it really mattered." Scourge smirked giving Fiona a gently kiss on the lips.
"That's why I love you." Fiona smiled.
"I love you too." Scourge kissed her passionately on the lips before going into a passionate love make-out.
"Waaaaaa!" Scourge pulled away slowly.
"Told yooooou." Fiona giggled as Scourge only chuckled getting up and bringing the hollering infant back in the room with them.
Felix calmed down seeing he was with his father. Scourge chuckled seeing that. He placed Felix in the middle of him and Fiona.
He would do anything to protect his family. Especially, from her…
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"Wait please! I'll tell you! Just please don't hit me anymore!"
"Good, too bad I can't let you warn them though…"
"Please no, I won't tell them I promise. Here take this!" The beaten and broken girl handed her attacker a picture that had been sent to her. "Just please let me live…"
The figure smiled evilly before throwing the girl in a ditch and looking over the picture.
"~Oooooooooh, such an adorable baby!~" the figure song before going into full blown laughter.
Aaaaand that's how Rosy found Scourge and Fiona XD. Poor Yumi. :/